Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
BC Wildfire Service reports progress on blazes as more military, Mexican crews arrive
More help is arriving to support BC Wildfire Service firefighters as they continue to make headway on several blazes in British Columbia. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says another 60 members ...
Aug 29, 2021
Ongoing protest over old-growth logging on Vancouver Island marks one year
PORT RENFREW, B.C. - In the year since the first camp was set up to prevent old-growth logging around the Fairy Creek watershed on southern Vancouver Island, an expert in Canadian environmental moveme...
Aug 29, 2021
Kamloops Pride hopeful for strong final day during downscaled pride week
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Pride 2021 hasn't been as enthusiastic as in previous years. While the society has been able to host a comedy show and Drag Bingo prior to Sunday's (Aug. 29) virtual pride parade, ...
Aug 28, 2021
Extended ban on direct flights from India hits international students hard
Sachin Dev is one of the many international students navigating Canada's extended ban on direct flights from India as he tries to make his way to Montreal before the start of the new semester. The PhD...
Aug 28, 2021
Mix of toxic pollutants left behind in ash after wildfires scorch communities: expert
VANCOUVER - Wildfires that race through communities, incinerating ingredients that make up modern-day life, can leave behind a trail of toxic metal, says an expert. Michael Brauer, a professor at the ...
Aug 28, 2021
O'Toole would allow safe injection sites, but stops short of decriminalization
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Conservative government would continue to allow supervised consumption sites even as it would shift away from harm reduction and toward recovery, federal party leader Erin O'...
Aug 22, 2021
Rain, cooler temperatures offer slight relief in B.C. wildfire fight
Cooler conditions on Saturday helped firefighters make some progress against the White Rock Lake wildfire in B.C.'s Interior. The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations says although conditions improve...
Aug 22, 2021
Erin O'Toole says he backs safe injection sites, but recovery is key to opioid crisis
VANCOUVER - Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole announced Sunday he will approach Canada's opioid epidemic as an "urgent health crisis" rather than a criminal scourge, and that he would continue ...
Aug 22, 2021
Battle for Quebec could be a Liberal-Bloc showdown, but surprises always possible
MONTREAL - The battle for votes in Quebec is shaping up to be a showdown between the Liberals and the Bloc Qubcois, experts say, but history has shown the province's voters are regularly capable of de...
Aug 22, 2021
ONE-ON-ONE: Health Minister Dix hints at proof of vaccination, says high positivity prompted new restrictions in Interior
KAMLOOPS - One day after the B.C. government implemented tighter health restrictions for Interior Health, in response to a surge of COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Adrian Dix spoke one-on-one with CFJ...
Aug 21, 2021
